Analysis of my Video

To begin with I would like to thank my fifth grade bass student for helping me video this lesson. He took me beyond my knowledge of just turning on the camera to editing and timing. It seemed all to simple for him. There are 5 different videos of the instruction. I wanted to show as many best practices with my class of beginners. Making a movie is not simple, especially when you are trying to present various aspects of the your teaching methods. I have my own style of teaching and I try to use all the best practices I can to teach my students. Sometimes they do not always present themselves. Time is always a problem in the school setting. I was not able to show everything that needed to be done. Also of the four schools, this was a true music class setting. If I had time I would have presented a different style with my more advanced students.
The video helped me to understand that I have to keep the students interested in the instruction and not just having a instrument in their hand. Movement around the class is important along with demonstration. The basic idea is to keep them interested and movtivated. I don't know if I gave a full minute to scanning the class but I think that you will be able to see the general setup. Technology is the wave of the future and I can see that the students in and not in the class were excited about seeing themselves perform through the eyes of others
After watching the video a few times, I could see that there were some things that I could have done better; moving around the class more and paying attention to all of the students. Some of them were having a problem with some simple instruction. I have a problem listening to my voice on the tape. I feel I need to work on articulation more. Basically I wanted to convey as much on the video in as little time that I was given. I feel the students were interested throughout the class. Some were getting a little bored with beginning exercise I started with. I see that the next time I will have to move along with the objective.
This was my first classroom video. It is not the same as a personal observation in that you know who is coming and you try to anticipate there reactions to what you are doing and the knowledge that the people who are observing you in general have no idea what you are doing. Next year I hope to use this video concept as a learning and recruitment tool to get students interested and also use it as a part of my regular portfolio.